The Indonesian Government was urged by UN member countries in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) session held in Geneva on Thursday, November 9, 2022 to provide human rights protection for refugees in Indonesia. Previously, SUAKA together with its network and the refugee communities had submitted a report on the situation of refugee rights in Indonesia. […]
Laporan ini merupakan upaya untuk melihat bagaimana implementasi Peraturan Presiden No. 125 tahun 2016 tentang Penanganan Pengungsi dari Luar Negeri (selanjutnya Perpres), pada kejadian datangnya pengungsi Rohingya pada 2020 dan melihat bagaimana penanganan 2015 ketika Perpres belum disahkan. Kedua tahun tersebut dipilih karena merupakan kejadian terdekat dengan disahkannya Perpres pada 2016. Pada konteks 2020, tim […]
Since 2019, SUAKA has conducted law and human rights basic training for 38 paralegals in order to empower and improve the access to justice for the refugee community. These paralegals are community-based, meaning that they are from the refugee community and work for the interest of their community. After the training, refugee paralegals are expected […]
Who is conducting this study? The Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, is working with HOST International, SUAKA, and Universitas Gadjah Mada to conduct this study. Why is the study important? We want to learn about the experiences of refugees, and what kinds of things affect their […]
Abstract: As of September 2019, Indonesia has been the unintentional home to approximately 13,657 refugees. Most of these individuals from Afghanistan and Somalia left their home countries in search of safety and to escape life-threatening circumstances with the intention of seeking asylum in elsewhere. However, geo-political circumstances have led to refugee communities forming in other […]
02/R/SUAKA-CPG/II/2017 Trump’s Executive Order: Bad Example in Protecting Asylum Seekers and Refugees Disappointment arises from SUAKA towards Trump’s Executive Order which was put forth in January 2017 regarding the changes in the United States’ immigration system. The order enforced was expected to counter terrorism and to increase national security in United States. SUAKA deems this […]
During June to October 2016, SUAKA conducted baseline research to document the condition of the Rohingya refugees during their stay in Indonesia. The research is aimed to portray the experiences and best practices in the refugee handling. The research involves Rohingya refugees, national and provincial government officials, international and local NGOs, and the people surround […]
SUAKA will launch “Barely Living” the research report on the condition of Rohingya refugees in Indonesia. Speaker: SUAKA research team with Prof. Enny Soeprapto Monday, 5th of December 2016Hotel Gren Alia Prapatan, Kwitang, SenenPukul 12.00 – 16.00 Info lebih lanjut/ For more info:Sisi – 0852 17822 444
No. 26/R/SUAKA-CPG/XII/2018 SUAKA: Criminalization Against Refugees Who Are Accused As Gigolo At Batam Indonesia’s Directorate General of Immigration of Ministry of Justice and Human Rights secured 10 male refugees who were accused to be working as gigolo at Batam. The immigration said that they misused their asylum seeker certificates which were published by United Nations […]
Jakarta, 20 November 2014 — Suaka, the Indonesian Civil Society Network for Refugee Rights Protection, strongly criticized the anti-resettlement policies issued by the Australian Government targeted at refugees residing in Indonesia. “This policy is clearly contrary to the international obligations of Australia as a party to the 1951 Refugee Convention and increases the uncertainty of the […]